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Carriage C3426, now on Red Rattler set F1, leading the first electric train over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. To provide rolling stock for the electrification of Sydney's suburban rail network, steel carriages were ordered. [1] [2] The initial 50 power cars were built in England by Leeds Forge Company and shipped to Australia in knocked ...
The Sydney Electric Train Society (SETS) was established in July 1991 with the aim of preserving Sydney's vintage electric fleet colloquially known as Red Rattlers.In January 1992, it operated its first tour with single deck stock across the CityRail suburban network, the last of which were about to be withdrawn.
The U Sets started to be delivered from June 1957, and the first sets made their first public appearances that same year. The first appearance took place on 22 June 1957 when they were hauled by electric locomotive 4625 as part of the first official electric train to travel on the newly electrified Blue Mountains line. Normal services began on ...
[28] [29] The final revenue S set service was a special charter on the afternoon of 21 July, organised by the Sydney Electric Train Society and operated in conjunction with Transport Heritage NSW and Sydney Trains. During their final days S sets operated on the following lines: T2 Inner West and Leppington Line: Leppington/Parramatta to City ...
The New South Wales V sets are a class of electric multiple units (EMU) currently operated by Sydney Trains on its intercity routes. Built by Comeng between 1970 and 1989, the sets are of stainless steel construction, and are currently the oldest in the electric fleet of NSW.
The C sets were gradually phased out from September 2020 to February 2021, being replaced by B sets. [2] The C sets ran their final revenue timetabled service on 26 February 2021 on the Airport & South Line. [2] A farewell to the C Sets tour by the Sydney Electric Train Society took place on 6 March 2021 visiting Mount Victoria and Hawkesbury ...